Film & TV

Licensing. Scoring. Session work. For many music makers, seeking out new opportunities and income streams has become a requirement. We talked to Guy Erez, Judith Owen and Lance Hayes, three ASCAP members who have found success - and creative satisfaction - through diversifying their careers.

ASCAP hosted the ASCAP Composer-Filmmaker Cocktail Party, an exclusive event at the Sundance ASCAP Music Café in Park City, Utah. The event was a celebration of ASCAP composers and filmmakers of 2012 Sundance Film Festival films.

Oscar-winning ASCAP composer Michael Giacchino went back to elementary school, joining the 4th and 5th graders at Burbank's Providencia Elementary School to discuss his career and inspire young music students to follow their dreams, whatever they may be.

As the 2012 Sundance Film Festival headed into its second weekend, filmmakers, festival goers and all-around music fans continued to pack the house at the Sundance ASCAP Music Café on Main Street in Park City.

In this unique workshop, top Columbia University filmmakers hire ASCAP composers to score their films. Alex Steyermark (dir. One Last Thing; music sup. for Ang Lee & Spike Lee) will lead workshop participants through the creative process to the scoring stage at Avatar Studios. Steyermark commented "This may be our strongest group of participants ever!"

ASCAP composer Ron Jones (Family Guy, American Dad) hosts a regular study session of classical masterworks. ASCAP songwriter Jeff Silbar stopped by the most recent one, an exploration of Stravinsksy's The Rite of Spring.

The Young Musicians Foundation recently invited ASCAP composers Richard Kaufman, Joey Newman and Michael Tilson Thomas to guest conduct the YMF's Debut Orchestra at its 57th Anniversary Gala Concert.

Rodriguez, the subject of the hot new Sundance documentary Searching for Sugar Man, was a special guest performer at the Sundance ASCAP Music Café on January 23rd. The film has already been picked up by Sony Pictures Classics.

At the Hollywood premiere of The Muppets, ASCAP celebrated with our songwriter members responsible for the film's Critics Choice Award and Oscar-nominated music.

We're deep into awards season, and ASCAP celebrated our members' contributions to the top films of 2011 at a series of SCL screenings of Albert Nobbs, Puss N Boots, Winnie the Pooh, Rise of the Planet of the Apes, Dirty Girl, Dolphin Tale and The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo.

John Forté, Jenny O., Josh Kelley, We Are Augustines, David Nail and more packed the house at the 14th Sundance ASCAP Music Café. Rodriguez, the focus of the documentary sensation, Searching for Sugar Man, was a special guest performer.

Emmy Award-winning composer Earl Rose performs his original instrumental "A-List Affair" in the new major Garry Marshall film New Year's Eve, currently in release globally. A fan of Rose's, Marshall specifically wrote the part of pianist for him.